NBA Los Angeles Lakers sign Damian Jones due to Davis injury before playing against Blazers

In the team of LeBron James and the company sounded the alarm after the fourth straight loss. Los Angeles Lakers They miss Anthony Davis more than ever and have begun to make the first moves to try to make up for the absence of one of the stars. NBA.

This Friday, NBA member Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Lakers signed Damian Jones on a 10-day contract in order to have more depth in the face of Davis’ absence due to injury, which will return after March 10.

The Lakers did not take long to formalize the new reinforcement for LeBron which caused surprise and even a certain degree of disapproval from the fans due to the number he had in his career. Just a few days ago, Jones was cut by the Phoenix Suns.

Damian Jones has 118 NBA games, 49 as a starter and has played for teams such as the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns. The 25-year-old center has an average per game 4.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 13.3 minutes of play.

Damian Jones’ numbers in the NBA

In the last season (2019-20) of the new strengthening of Los Angeles Lakers, Damian Jones average per match 5.6 points with a target percentage of 68%, while in 2020-21 the NBA was shipped 1.6 units and 1.3 recoveries on the match for the Suns.

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